Category: Opinion
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I am vaccinated against COVID and think I had the Omicron Variant
in OpinionI became complacent about COVID Due to Covid fatigue, I let my guard down. I stopped being careful. Although still wearing my mask and washing my hands regularly, I became a lot more relaxed about the whole thing. Last week, I got into the metro and when I came back home, I had a bad…
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I don’t have any close male friends. Do you?
I have a few women I talk with on a regular basis. My ex-wife, two of my cousins, my mother, my french teacher, and one female friend. But I don’t have any close male friends. I don’t know how to talk to other guys. Sure, I can make lots of small talks (especially about the…
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The United States has no moral standing to preach about democracy and freedom
in OpinionThe United States likes to preach democracy, liberty, and freedom and call out others on their human rights violations. My question is: Where does the United States get its moral standing to call out others. Right now the United States is trying to figure out what to do if China invades Taiwan. What to do…
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Capital gain taxes can be deferred or eliminated, here’s how
in OpinionThe beautiful thing about capital gain taxes is that you don’t have to pay taxes until you have a capital gain. Many billionaires, like Jeff Bezos, use a strategy of borrowing money against their stocks and not selling their stocks. For us, who are not at the same wealth level as Jeff Bezos, I will…
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Minimum wage and union jobs are just stepping stones, don’t settle for it, aim higher
in OpinionYou don’t want to work for minimum wage. You don’t have to! Minimum wage is just a stepping stone for you to move into something else. I used to clean toilets for a living When I was a recently arrived immigrant, I worked for less than minimum wage, I cleaned toilets and vacuumed office buildings…
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To lose weight eat less, add more vegetables to your diet, and exercise regularly
in OpinionI felt disgusted with myself Last Summer (2021) I went on a boating trip with some friends. As we were having fun, inevitably someone took out a cellphone and started taking photos. It was all fun and good, but when the photos were shared, I was horrified. The photo I saw of myself was not…